Cisco Expert Network Consulting and Support

Data centers are the focal point of leveraging IT assets to optimize the business value of an IT network. For small organizations, data centers have typically evolved in a piecemeal fashion, creating a state where servers and storage devices are underutilized, available communications capacity is wasted, teamwork and knowledge sharing is limited, maintenance demands are excessive, scaling or reconfiguring is expensive, security is poor, nominally minor changes become giant hassles, and complete recovery from catastrophic breakdowns is virtually impossible.

Cisco's latest connectivity appliances and tools support a new model of data center design that permits continual enhancements in server, storage, connectivity infrastructure, and application technologies in a maintainable and economical way. Progent's engineers can assist you to select and deploy Cisco's connectivity technology to create a robust foundation for your data center and to streamline your data center processes in vital areas such as:

• Server and storage utilization
• End-to-end security policy enforcement
• Processor consolidation
• Regulatory requirements
• Business continuance

The key benefits that can accrue as a result of using Progent's Cisco-certified experts to optimize your data center include:

• Lower total cost of ownership: allows IT to significantly lower capital costs via integration and more efficient use of previously separate network resources, lower operational costs through streamlining and automating administrative jobs, and reduce cooling and energy bills.
• More Business Agility: permits IT management to react dynamically to evolving business conditions by allowing fast deployment of application and network services from shared aggregations of integrated server, disk, and network resources. This can improve operational procedures and support policy-driven management.
• Better Network Resilience: allows IT to defend against disruptions or attacks by protecting infrastructure, programs, and information with advanced degrees of availability, comprehensive security, and disaster recovery.
• Optimized Service Levels: allows IT to improve network service levels by implementing safe, fast access to data center-hosted applications and information from any location and at any moment across the enterprise.

• Building effective firewall protection configurations using PIX and ASA firewall products
• Installing and troubleshooting protected VPN access for linking data centers to other data centers, business sites, and mobile workers
• Planning, and integrating resilient non-stop LAN and Internet connectivity systems in which single point breakdowns do not disrupt delivery of services
• Configuring multiple ISPs with seamless failover using BGP protocols. Progent can help clients along the entire process of paperwork with Internet authorities, having ASN numbers and IP addresses allocated, working with ISP carriers to prepare their systems, and configuring and testing client devices.
• Implementing segmented and protected virtual LAN architectures to support VMware virtual server deployments
• Planning, deploying and helping clients to administer 24x7 IPS systems so that assaults can be detected rapidly and defeated so they don't impact your business
• Designing, setting up, and troubleshooting load balancing systems. Consulting with clients, Progent can map customer needs to the best solutions and implement load balancing at the application level, server level, or network infrastructure layer. Such designs permit transparent and scalable growth, dependability, security, and redundancy.
• Progent knows how to plan effective network management solutions based on Simple Network Management Protocol and Cisco's open Netflow protocols, along with Cisco Security Manager and CiscoWorks and various 3rd party solutions that offer network managers a useful real-time view into the activity of their data center's network
• Setting up and troubleshooting advanced data center capable infrastructure appliances such as the Catalyst 4500 and 6500 switches, Nexus 5000, 6000, and 7000 family switches, and Cisco 7200 and 12000 Series routers.

For more information about Progent's professional assistance for Cisco networking products, choose a topic:

• Overview of Progent's Cisco Network Support
• Timely Remote Access to a Cisco CCIE Network Engineer
• Cisco Firepower Firewalls: Configuration and Management Services
• ASA 5500-X Firewall with Cisco Firepower: Integration and Troubleshooting Services
• Cisco ASA 5500 Firewalls Troubleshooting Services
• Cisco PIX Series Firewall Engineering Assistance
• Cisco Routers Engineering Support
• Cisco Wireless Consulting Support
• Cisco Aironet Access Points Deployment Services
• Cisco Small Business Wireless Access Points Engineering Services
• Catalyst Wi-Fi 6/6E Wireless Access Points Planning, Configuration and Troubleshooting Expertise
• Cisco WiFi Controllers Support Services
• Meraki Wireless Access Points Design Support
• Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM or Unified CM) and Cisco CallManager Integration and Troubleshooting
• Cisco Voice over IP Phones and IP Video Phones Consulting and Cisco Wireless IP Phone Solutions
• Cisco Jabber Migration and Support Expertise
• Cisco Catalyst Switches Consulting and Support Expertise
• Cisco Nexus Switches Deployment Services
• Cisco Meraki Switches Consulting and Support Services
• Cisco VPN Integration Assistance
• SIP and CUBE Integration Solutions: SIP PSTN Trunks and Cisco CUBE Integration Expertise
• Cisco Duo MFA Two-factor Authentication Services for Telecommuters
• Data Center Optimization Consulting for Service Providers
• Centralized Cloud-based and Hybrid Management Solutions for Cisco-powered Environments

If you wish to contact Progent about consulting expertise for Cisco technology, call 1-800-993-9400 or visit Contact Progent.